Kamisakai Station
# Kamisakai Station

Kamisakai Station (上境駅, Kamisakai-eki) is a railway station in the city of Iiyama, Nagano Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). In older station photos, its name is hyphenated "Kami-Sakai".

## Lines

Kamisakai Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

## History

Kamisakai Station opened on 6 July 1923 as Nozawa Onsen Station (野沢温泉駅). It was renamed to its present name with the nationalisation of the Iiyama line on 1 June 1944. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in December 2006.

## Surrounding area

* Chikuma River
* National Route 117
